WATCH LIVE: The Future Of Music Summit

Today from 9AM - 5PM ET, The Future Of Music Coalition is hosting its 11th Future of Music Summit in Washington, DC.  It's sold out, but we'll be live streaming it here live on Hypebot all day and jumping in with our own questions and comments. You can get involved as well. Speakers include Senator Ron Wyden, Pandora’s Tim Westergren and panels covering everything from webcasting rates to arts funding.Watch The Future Of Music Summit live now:

The Future of Music Summit tackles the emerging issues at the intersection of music, technology, law and policy, bringing together stakeholders with different views and give musicians a clearer sense of how decisions by policymakers in Washington, DC might affect their livelihood.

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Live broadcasting by Ustream

TODAY'S SCHEDULE

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM    
Welcome+

9:05 AM – 9:25 AM    
In Conversation: Tim Westergren of Pandora

9:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Expression Obsession: IP Enforcement & Internet Openness

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
In Conversation: Daniel Raimer of RapidShare

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Presentations from Artist Growth, CASH Music, HugeFan and Songkick

11:40 PM – 12:50 PM    
LUNCH: In Conversation with Thomas Frank, Sascha Meinrath & Rebecca Gates

12:50 PM – 1:30 PM    
Radio-active: Internet Broadcasting and Artist Compensation

1:35 PM – 2:30 PM
Making Music-Making Work for Working Musicians

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM
Keynote: Senator Ron Wyden

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM
Artist Revenue Streams Presentation: Leverage

3:10 PM – 3:50 PM
Why Pussy Riot Matters

3:55 PM - 4:35 PM
The Intersection of Data, Policy and the Arts Sector

4:40 PM - 5:15 PM
Election Day Aftermath & The Arts

5:20 PM - 6:00 PM
In Conversation: Merrill Garbus, Thao Nguyen, Chris Walla and Jordan Kurland

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Gibson Guitar Washington D.C. Showroom
Cocktail Party hosted by MailChimp

* All items and speakers subject to change